kingnovel Chapter 1234 Xu Yunyan Can't Make It Through Tonight
Chapter 1234 Xu Yunyan Can't Make It Through Tonight
Shen Zheng never imagined that something would happen at the government office.
With Xu Yunyan in charge, how could anything happen in the government office?
But when she rushed back to the Baiyun County government office, the soldier's panicked reply struck her like a thunderbolt: "Sir, Lord Xu... Lord Xu, he... he's in trouble."
Shen Zheng thought she had misheard.
Only after Hua Duo helped her to her feet did Shen Zheng ask in a voice so soft she could barely hear herself, "You said...who was in trouble?"
Xu Yunyan?
how is this possible.
You must have misheard.
"I have been to Lord Xu..." The guard replied in a trembling voice, telling Shen Zheng that no one in this world is immortal, and anyone can get into trouble, including Xu Yunyan.
Shen Zheng felt all the blood rush to her head, her vision went black, and the world spun around her.
She didn't even know how she managed to speak, as if all her words and actions were just instinct: "Xu Yunyan... what happened to him?"
"Accident?"
"Assassination attempt?"
"Fighting with someone?"
"Sudden illness?"
"Or what's wrong...?"
With each question, her voice trembled more, until finally, she could no longer remain calm and almost screamed, "Speak! What happened to Xu Yunyan... Speak!"
The guards had never seen her like this before, and they knelt down with a thud: "Assassinated and unconscious... Lord Xu was attacked by thieves in the quarters where Huai Shaoyong was staying. By the time the constables arrived, the thieves had fled, and Lord Xu... had also fainted. When Doctor Li arrived, he found a needle mark on Lord Xu's arm and said that Lord Xu's condition resembled poisoning, but this poison... he had never seen before, and he didn't know how to... how to treat it..."
"Xu Yunyan was assassinated in the house where Huai Shaoyong was staying. The attacker... used poison? And even this poison... cannot be cured by Doctor Li?"
The soldier's account was so jarring that Shen Zheng had to repeat it over and over before she could even begin to process the contents of those few sentences.
Huai Shaoyong...
Along the way, Shen Zheng thought of this person countless times.
But she never imagined that Xu Yunyan would take a knife for Huai Shaoyong.
Isn't that obvious?
The other party must have been targeting Huai Shaoyong, and Xu Yunyan just happened to be there, which is why she took the fatal blow for Huai Shaoyong.
What about equality for all beings...?
The phrase "equality of all beings" seemed pale in Shen Zheng's eyes for the first time.
Huai Shaoyong's fate was fate.
But for her, Xu Yunyan was her first right-hand man, her closest friend, and even her closest relative in the Great Zhou.
The scales of life tipped infinitely in Shen Zheng's heart until they collapsed.
Xu Yunyan will not die.
Shen Zheng turned and ran into the Baiyun County Government Office.
She is a time traveler.
She has a system.
She has a way.
As long as she can get back, she'll definitely find a way.
She will not let Xu Yunyan die.
"stable!"
The wind lashed wildly against Shen Zheng's face.
"Yin Wencai! Where is the stable?"
......
Shen Zheng never imagined that she would learn to ride a horse today.
The wind was so strong she couldn't open her eyes, and the shadows of the trees along the road rushed past her like a series of torn canvases.
Just before midnight, as the outline of Liuyang Prefecture came into view, the horse beneath her suddenly stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. She was also jolted and slammed hard against the horse's back, a dull pain shooting from her ribs and spreading throughout her entire body.
Only then did Shen Zheng realize that her palms had been chafed raw by the horse reins, revealing bright red flesh, and that her inner thighs were stinging painfully.
"Hang in there a little longer..." Shen Zheng seemed to be talking to the horse, but also to herself, "We'll be there soon, and we'll be back at the government office soon."
With her last bit of strength, she squeezed the horse's flanks, and the horse let out a weary neigh as it struggled toward the city gate.
The city gates opened amidst a series of knocks, and the guards were astonished to see her: "My lady!"
Shen Zheng didn't bother to reply. She handed the reins to the guards at the gate, changed horses inside the gate, and rode towards the government office.
At midnight, Liuyang Prefecture was extremely quiet, and the sound of horses' hooves was particularly jarring.
The government office gates were tightly closed, but a faint light still leaked out from the cracks in the door.
Upon hearing the sound of horses' hooves, the night watchmen immediately opened the yamen gates.
Dim yellow light shone from inside the yamen. Upon recognizing Shen Zheng, the yamen runner exclaimed in surprise, "Sir, what brings you here...?"
"Where is Xu Yunyan?" Before he could finish speaking, Shen Zheng dismounted and ran towards the yamen, asking without turning her head, "Where is Xu Yunyan?"
"Sir, Lord Xu is in the back courtyard!" The constable, forgetting to carry his lantern, jogged to catch up with Shen Zheng. "Doctor Li... Doctor Li has been watching over him, but Lord Xu seems... seems to have not woken up..."
Shen Zheng felt a sharp pain in her heart as if gripped by an invisible hand, yet she still didn't stop walking.
As you walk through the quiet corridor and through the cave entrance, the scent of herbs grows stronger.
Shen Zheng was extremely anxious.
But when she stood in front of the house that belonged to Xu Yunyan, her legs suddenly felt heavy again, and her hands, raised in mid-air, trembled violently.
She suddenly became afraid.
She was afraid to see Xu Yunyan with his eyes closed, and even more afraid to hear Li Shiyuan say some unpleasant things.
"Squeak-"
Suddenly, the door opened.
Li Shiyuan's tired face appeared before Shen Zheng, but after seeing Shen Zheng clearly, Li Shiyuan abruptly looked away.
Shen Zheng's heart clenched, and she almost lost the courage to even look up into the room.
why?
Why doesn't Li Shiyuan dare to look at her?
“Lord Shen…” Li Shiyuan’s voice was hoarse.
Having known each other for so long, this was the first time Shen Zheng had heard such a direct sense of helplessness in his voice: "This old man... still can't figure out what poison Yun Yan has been poisoned with. Yun Yan might not make it through the night..."
Can't make it through tonight?
"What do you mean 'won't make it through tonight'...?" Shen Zheng began to tremble, even her jaw was chattering. "No, take a good look, look carefully... Your medical skills are unparalleled. If you can't do anything, then..."
Shen Zheng dared not think any further.
Li Shiyuan ultimately did not look at her, his eyes remaining lowered. "I have searched through countless medical books, but truly..."
"Take another look, look again..." Shen Zheng tried her best to stay calm, even pretending to be calm: "Don't detoxify, don't detoxify yet, suppress it... Can't poison be suppressed? You help him suppress the spread of the toxin first, I'll think of something else, I'll find a way, you just help him get through tonight..."
Just get through tonight.
Li Shiyuan also wanted to help Xu Yunyan get through this night.
His bloodshot eyes drooped even lower: "Lord Shen, it is my fault... I have tried three methods to suppress it, but this poison is really too domineering. It keeps invading Yun Yan's internal organs, and his breath is getting weaker and weaker."